Re: Any Hotsos experiences out there?

> what I'd like is a product that I can configure (once) to do some
> checking, give it alarm boundaries specified by me and let it do its
> job silently and as unobtrusive as possible. never seen one capable
> of that.

Hmm, like Enterprise Manager maybe?

Sorry, couldn't resist! ;)

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"Nuno Souto" <nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam> wrote in message
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> Niall Litchfield doodled thusly:

>

> >Good Oracle system performance analysis is a science, not an art."

>

> well, i'd go as far as saying that

>

> "good Oracle systems performance analysis starts with the design of

> its applications."

>

> by far where I've had best and most impressive results.  tuning the

> instance produces trivial results in comparison.  no product can

> analyze any application and find design problems.  a brain is needed

> for that.

>

> >they get. That doesn't mean that there isn't a market for good tools that

> >can help Oracle Professionals do their jobs better.

>

> absolutely.  I'd rather get a product that analyzes the v$ views

> correctly than one that doesn't.  pisses me off when a product gives

> bogus warnings because it's simply not aware of other constraints.

> seen a few do that.

>

> but I still would rather use an automatic monitor than having to

> tediously run scripts.

>

> what I'd like is a product that I can configure (once) to do some

> checking, give it alarm boundaries specified by me and let it do its

> job silently and as unobtrusive as possible.  never seen one capable

> of that.  a few came close, but failed with miserable bugs (never

> corrected) or had way too much overhead for something that's really

> very simple.

>

> >

> >anyway happy new year and I hope you're not smoked out yet.

> >

>

> thanks.  same to you.  it's finally starting to clear up here,

> although there are still a few going...

>

>

> Cheers

> Nuno Souto

> nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam